lamia.
lamia (a monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent)
Meaning & usage
lamia (a monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent)
dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus)
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin lamia, from Ancient Greek Λάμια (Lámia).
iron rim or tyre of a cart's wheel
plate
Where this word comes from
Attested from 1371. From Old Galician-Portuguese (albeit not documented in Portugal); from Latin lāmina (“plate”).
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